A Hilltop Town September 20th 2016 Geo: 42.7165, 12.1116This afternoon we caught the train to Orvieto and were glad to be out of Rome. It was an easy train journey and took about an hour and a half. ... read more
Europe » Italy » Umbria » Orvieto Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more